The Dickinson press., 1887-08-06

templlns KLINE VINE, no more Idle days. lie
told the Fraulein what the Herr had said, and
she, too, grieved. No more stories about Lon
don; no more leaves from the stately gcne;l-
logical tree; no more pleasant evenings.
".And you must go." she asked. "And
shall never you no moro sec:"
This set him thinking. Why should he go
back' And the thinking ended in resolution
he would not go back. 1t came out i'll
words at the first opportunity: II do not
mean to go back to England, Fraulein, but
shall settle down in Germany, if can get
any work"
"There is plenty of work OH the farm,' said
the Fraulcin.
view of life. Work was thing to be en-
drink, and nothing to do was Ben's domestic
creed. Still, he could work, and not work
very hard; and if he married the Fraulein,
the farm would be as good as his at once, and
absolutely his some day. Hemight do worse;
he feared he could not do better.
give had some news from home, Ben, that
ought to please you. Your old sweetheart at
the rectory has had couple of thousand
pounds left her by her uncle, the miller"
1.-TWO thousand pounds" said Ben to him
self "Iwo thousand pounds: Why, that's
fortune. Things is becoming extremely
complicated. think I shall go buck with
MASTER.
That night letter was dispatched to Eng
land, bearing OH the envelope the name of
Miss Anna Robinson, at the rectory, Wesley,
Shropshire. This was the letter:
"My DeereSt Anncr-I opc this will fine,
You i'll good clth us it leaves mo at present
My deercst Amer, it his long time sense,
rote to yew, ltut their have been so much to
do Us l have, no time. l hop this will fine YOU,
i'll good helth. my .lecrcst Amer. This is q
very quite place, their isno, sports nor nothink
orphan sy, for deer old Englan an the swete
faces, specially one, left behind l ope to
see, it soon, SO know more at present from
your trew lover, BEN"
What the Fraulein thought of it when she
heard that Ben had changed his mind hardly
know, but he made some plausible excuse,
have no doubt. and promised Ito soothe her
wounded feelings that he would soon return
Once more ut Wesil"y! The first evening
after his arrival Ben went down to the rec
tory. Anna was out-but the coachmau was
in!
40 back again, my ladl Yo're Just like n
bobby, a-turning up when you are not
wanted"
That was the coachmans welcome, and
Ben resented it.
perhaps, if you don't want me, there's
some one else as does"
"Ihen perhaps there's two OH 'em, for |
see two on 'ein together not five minutes
ago.
'Hey!' exclaimed Ben.
Gas much hay as yo' like, my lad. We
gics it to the 'osses and can spare bit for q
donkey"
Clearly, there was no friendly feeling on
the part of tho coarhinan for Ben
Then the cook tackled him. "You've mado
fine mess of it, Ben. Have you heard what
she's had left herr
Left hcl!!' exclaimed the hnmhug.
YES, left hci-tE22O 900; and She's poin. for
it on Monday. l.ll make them very com.
Portable"
Her and her mother" suggested Ben.
'11o ho, ho, no. :".ra,l the coachmap.
eli, Iii, Iii, hl.' laus s,ed the cook,
'liee, Eec, hre, llee!' sang the kitchen
maid-all III chorus
"lIer and her mother!" and then they went
off again.
cts very funny" said the victim "but 1
don See where the fun comes i'm
'Don't now! Then I'll tell yer. Yorc
come back To make it up VII hcr because
yo' an heard as hers got some money. But
its bespoke already for her and her
nlother.''
Coachman, cook and kitchen maid repeat
chorus.
"I'll not take it," said Ben, "from no ones
lips but hers Her said herd stick to me,
and I've stuck to her, and expect her'll stick
to ne, and that's oil about itn
"1hen you can take it from her lips now,
Mr. Benjamin" said Anna, coming in at tho
moment. You never wrote to me for more
than twelve months, though wrote to YOU
twice. and then, when l had some money
left me, you sent Inc n letter pretending as
how you was very fond of me. Afore you
went away said to the coacllmell, If hos
not i'll earnest, then lin not in earnest and
that's oil about it"
"Never mind," said Ben to himself that
night. "lf one door shuts another door
opens"
Yes, the door was open when Ben got
there, some six weeks after he had left He
entered the house with the air of a master,
pausing moment to look round on the vine
yards which would soon be his. He opened
an inner door; there sat Fraulein. busy with
her needle
81 am back again." said he; "givc mo a
welcome"
S'Ihen you can go back again." size re-
piled
but am come to stay and work OH the
farm
s'The farm does not want you, neither do
H. she answered.
Then Benjamin waxed furious He called
her tickle and nnkind, told her that no good
could come to a double dealing person, and
left her with the somewhat double edged re-
mark that ''a bird in the hand is worth two
in the bush"
think ought to explain the Fraulein's be-
havior. The old cook at Nestley wrote to
her to warn her against that presumin' vii.
lun."-Cassell's Magazine